County may study minorities in justice system

Will explore hiring firm; still looking at May 7 election

10:51 PM,
Mar. 6, 2013

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Johnson County will explore hiring a firm to take a "systemic" look at disproportionate minority contact across the criminal justice system in the county.

Board of Supervisors member Rod Sullivan said during a meeting of the county's Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee that he would explore the costs and other details associated with hiring a firm. The move came after committee member Dorothy Whiston said the Iowa City Human Rights Commission had a proposal in front of them asking the commission to take a stance against the proposed $43.5 million justice center bond referendum.